different between venerable vs obsolete

English

Etymology

From Middle French vénérable, from Old French, from Latin venerabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?v?n???bl/, /?v?n??bl/

Adjective

venerable (comparative more venerable, superlative most venerable)

1. Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
2. Worthy of reverence.
3. Ancient, antiquated or archaic.
4. Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
5. Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.

Synonyms

• (worthy of reverence): honorable, respectable
• (ancient, antiquated, archaic): aged, dated, hoary; see also Thesaurus:old or Thesaurus:obsolete

Antonyms

• (worthy of reverence): contemptible

Translations

Spanish

Adjective

venerable (plural venerables)

1. venerable

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??bs?li?t/
• (US) enPR: äbs??l?t, IPA^(key): /?bs??li?t/, /??bs?li?t/

Etymology 1

From Latin obsol?tus (“worn out, gone out of use”), past participle of obsol?scere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”); see obsolesce.

Alternative forms

• absolete (obsolete)

Adjective

obsolete (comparative more obsolete, superlative most obsolete)

1. (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).

   Synonyms: antiquated, deprecated, disused

2. (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.

   Synonyms: abortive, obscure, rudimental

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "obsolete" is often applied: word, phrase, equipment, computer, technology, weapon, machine, law, statute, currency, building, idea, skill, concept, custom, theory, tradition, institution.

Synonyms

• (no longer in use): see also Thesaurus:obsolete

Derived terms

• obsoleteness

Translations

Etymology 2

From Latin obsol?t? (“degrade, soil, sully, stain, defile”)

Verb

obsolete (third-person singular simple present obsoletes, present participle obsoleting, simple past and past participle obsoleted)

1. (transitive, US) To cause to become obsolete.

Usage notes

• To obsolete is often used in computing and other technical fields to indicate an effort to remove or replace something.
• Compare deprecated (“no longer considered correct usage”).

Synonyms

• antiquate; see also Thesaurus:make older

Translations

Related terms

Further reading

• obsolete in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• obsolete in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• obsolete at OneLook Dictionary Search

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

obsolete

1. inflection of obsolet:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

obsolete f pl

1. feminine plural of obsoleto

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ob.so?le?.te?/, [?ps?????e?t?e?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /op.so?le.te/, [?ps??l??t??]

Adverb

obsol?t? (comparative obsol?tius, superlative obsol?tissim?)

1. old
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ob.so?le?.te/, [?ps?????e?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /op.so?le.te/, [?ps??l??t??]

Participle

obsol?te

1. vocative masculine singular of obsol?tus

References

• obsolete in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers